13 hours Ago By Rajiv Mani
Prayagraj: Commuting has begun on the newly constructed Ganga-Yamuna bypass roads that extend from Nagvasuki temple to Phaphamau along the riverbanks. These bypass roads have been constructed alongside Ganga-Yamuna to ease traffic towards Sangam during Maha Kumbh. The roads span 14.
50 km in total length, with construction costs amounting to Rs 100 crore across three sections. Residents from Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Amethi and Sultanpur in the Awadh region now have shorter access to Sangam. Instead of routing through Allahabad University, Alanganj and Balson crossing, they can directly reach Sangam via Ganga Path from Phaphamau bridge.
A connecting road is under construction near Azad Setu between Phaphamau-Teliarganj to link with Ganga Path. Traffic commenced on two routes: one along the Ganga banks and another on the Junsi side. Despite ongoing interlocking work across 150m in the Salori section of the Nagvasuki to Rasulabad road, vehicles continue to use the new route.
The road specifications vary across locations. The Jhunsi section on Ganga's left bank is 15m wide, while the new road on Ganga's right bank measures 10m, and the Yamuna bank road spans 8m. The Rasulabad-Chhatnag road connects to the River Front Road, with a section extending into the Sangam area.
Executive engineer irrigation department, Digvijay Narayan Shukla said: "The construction of all three routes is almost complete. Work is going on to lay about 100m of interlocking on the road on the right side of Ganga in Salori.".
